News on expanding the Rouge
In 2025
A Time to Celebrate! Wildlands Welcomes Rouge Expansion to Include Former Pickering Airport Lands.
https://wildlandsleague.org/news/wildlands-welcomes-rouge-expansion-to-include-former-pickering-airport-lands/
Pickering Lands to be used to expand national park space as federal government grounds plans for future airport
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/pickering-lands-to-be-used-to-expand-national-park-space-as-federal-government-grounds-plans/article_6785ea8a-dc16-11ef-a50f-ff5fb2d70697.html
Toronto-area national park to grow as feds scrap airport plan
https://thenarwhal.ca/pickering-airport-rouge-national-urban-park/
In 2023
From our Executive Director Janet Sumner’s LinkedIn Blog:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/canada-expanding-rouge-national-urban-park-janet-sumner/?trackingId=LAY/KmYsQFqCKllMCbo7xQ%3D%3D
Minister of Transportation announces study on airport lands:
https://www.canada.ca/en/transport-canada/news/2023/04/minister-of-transport-announces-study-on-airport-capacity-needs-in-southern-ontario.html
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada announces study on development adjacent to Rouge NUP:
https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2023/03/study-launched-to-assess-effects-of-development-adjacent-to-the-rouge-national-urban-park.html
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada announce funding for Rouge National Urban Park studies:
https://iaac-aeic.gc.ca/050/evaluations/proj/84459